Allergen alpha lactalbumin ige at Holston Valley Medical Center

130 W. RAVINE RD., KINGSPORT, TN · Balladhealth · · NPI 1487690400

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 23, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$28.50

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$190.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$8.97 with AMERIGROUP vs $190.00 with WELLCARE — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP $8.97 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICAID VIRGINIA $11.64 ↓ -59%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HLTHKEEP MEDICIAD $11.99 ↓ -58%
OPTIMA HEALTH OPTIMA HEALTH MEDICAID $12.00 ↓ -58%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA $12.11 ↓ -58%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICAID $12.22 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE TENNCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.28 ↓ -53%
AETNA AETNA BETTER HEALTH OF VIRGINIA MEDICARE $17.93 ↓ -37%
AETNA AETNA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $17.93 ↓ -37%
HUMANA HUMANA MEDICARE $17.93 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM EXCHANGE $17.93 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM HMO $17.93 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM PPO, TRADITIONAL INDEMNITY $17.93 ↓ -37%
ALLCARE MEDICARE ALLCARE MEDICARE $17.93 ↓ -37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $17.93 ↓ -37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE SELECT $17.93 ↓ -37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $17.93 ↓ -37%
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA $17.93 ↓ -37%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA MEDICARE $17.93 ↓ -37%
MANAGED MEDICAIRE MANAGED MEDICAIRE $17.93 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS ANTHEM MEDICARE VIRGINIA $18.29 ↓ -36%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS MEDICARE $18.65 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC HERITAGE RIVER VALLEY $18.65 ↓ -35%
AMERIGROUP AMERIGROUP MEDICARE WELLPOINT $18.65 ↓ -35%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA MEDICARE $18.83 ↓ -34%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE MOLINA HEALTHCARE MEDICARE $18.83 ↓ -34%
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE PACE $18.83 ↓ -34%
DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN DEVOTED HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE $18.83 ↓ -34%
NHC ADVANTAGE NHC ADVANTAGE $18.83 ↓ -34%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICARE $19.01 ↓ -33%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE SELECT $20.87 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS TENNCARE BLUE CARE $20.87 ↓ -27%
AMBETTER AMBETTER $39.09 ↑ +37%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA INDIVIDUAL FAMILY PLAN $39.70 ↑ +39%
SEVEN CORNERS, INC. SEVEN CORNERS, INC. $43.03 ↑ +51%
SENTARA HEALTH SENTARA HEALTH $49.04 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS E NETWORK $72.18 ↑ +153%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS S NETWORK $73.06 ↑ +156%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS P NETWORK $73.73 ↑ +159%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA OPEN ACCESS PLUS $79.23 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA HMO $79.23 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HEALTHCARE CIGNA PPO $79.23 ↑ +178%
AETNA AETNA $81.13 ↑ +185%
MEDCOST MEDCOST VHN $90.42 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS BLUE CROSS BALLAD HEALTH EMPLOYEE $133.00 ↑ +367%
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY $146.30 ↑ +413%
WELLCARE WELLCARE MEDICAID $190.00 ↑ +567%

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Allergen alpha lactalbumin ige at other Tennessee hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT $28.50 $8.97 – $43.03
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville $152.36 $6.45 – $69.98
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson $6.52 $14.46 – $33.71
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon $13.34 $15.60 – $35.86
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga $9.31 $4.62 – $33.71
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY $28.50 $8.97 – $39.09
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville $152.36 $16.14 – $69.98
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta $152.36 $16.14 – $69.98

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